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Leicester director of rugby, Geordan Murphy, regrets saying that the game had gone ‘too PC’ in the aftermath of the red card shown to Will Spencer on Sunday for a high tackle and believes instead that the scrutiny could be ‘a watershed moment’ for the sport as it looks to reduce head injuries.

Murphy’s stance drew criticism from those who felt he was not taking the issue of player safety seriously.

“In heat of the moment, and as a young head coach with no experience of that (TV interview) situation, I shot my mouth a little bit when I needed to sit back and absorb a few things,” said Murphy who was disappointed in himself that he may have sent out a worrying message.